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Process Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program at the W.J. Maxey Boys Training School in Michigan, 1995-1998 (ICPSR 2887)

Principal Investigator(s):Birdsall, William C., University of Michigan, School of Social Work; Okasinski, Maureen, University of Michigan, School of Social Work

Summary:

This study was an evaluation of a Residential Substance
Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program intended to reduce substance abuse and
recidivism among youth placed at the W.J. Maxey Boys Training School
in Michigan. The purposes of the evaluation were to describe the
activities of the RSAT program and the relationship between program
participants and success in the new program. There were five primary
evaluation questions: (1) Were the participants appropriate? (2) Was
the staff trained to deliver the planned services? (3) How did service
deliv... (more info)

This study was an evaluation of a Residential Substance
Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program intended to reduce substance abuse and
recidivism among youth placed at the W.J. Maxey Boys Training School
in Michigan. The purposes of the evaluation were to describe the
activities of the RSAT program and the relationship between program
participants and success in the new program. There were five primary
evaluation questions: (1) Were the participants appropriate? (2) Was
the staff trained to deliver the planned services? (3) How did service
delivery vary over time? (4) Did the participants make timely
progress? and (5) What organizational factors changed service delivery
and participant progress? Residents were admitted to the RSAT program
and its comparison group on the basis of three criteria: (1) the
resident was not a sex offender, (2) he had a known substance abuse
history, and (3) he was expected to be released within one year. Youth
in the RSAT program underwent intensive substance abuse
psycho-education and relapse prevention in addition to the treatment
provided in the Maxey Model. Intake data from the Family Independence
Agency Information System (Part 1) were gathered for youths who
entered Maxey between 1995 and 1998. These data were used to determine
if significant differences existed between the RSAT and comparison
groups. Additional data were collected through a client survey (Parts
2 and 3), which included questions that evaluated youth satisfaction
with services and their predictions for success. Variables in Part 1
include program admission date, whether the youth was a sex offender,
substance abuse history, the group and wing to which the youth
belonged, age of first offense, age of admission to Maxey, offense
class, number of arrests, number of previous placements, number of
truancies, legal status, and date of first and second
offense. Demographic variables include race, age, marital status, and
county. Variables in Parts 2 and 3 assess the youth's opinions about
school, food, group sessions, hall staff, family sessions, family
visits, the overall program at Maxey, teachers, police, and
judges. Additional variables include last grade of school completed,
expected educational goal upon leaving Maxey, family substance abuse
history, and prevalence of substance abuse in neighborhood.

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Study Description

Citation

Birdsall, William C., and Maureen Okasinski. PROCESS EVALUATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (RSAT) PROGRAM AT THE W.J. MAXEY BOYS TRAINING SCHOOL IN MICHIGAN, 1995-1998. ICPSR version. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan [producer], 2000. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2003. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02887.v1

Universe:
Male youths with substance abuse problems at the
W.J. Maxey Boys Training School in Michigan.

Data Types:
administrative records data, and survey data

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Methodology

Study Purpose:
This study was an evaluation of a Residential
Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program intended to reduce substance
abuse and recidivism among youth placed at the W.J. Maxey Boys
Training School in Michigan. The Maxey School is the most secure
facility in the system of private and public residences for
adjudicated male delinquents in the state of Michigan. The Michigan
Family Independence Agency, Office of Juvenile Justice operates the
facility. The school utilizes a comprehensive treatment structure for
the whole campus called the Maxey Model. The model is a hybrid of
cognitive behavioral treatment, behavioral modification, and trauma
resolution. The purposes of the evaluation were to describe the
activities of the RSAT program and the relationship between program
participants and success in the new program. There were five primary
evaluation questions: (1) Were the participants appropriate? (2) Was
the staff trained to deliver the planned services? (3) How did service
delivery vary over time? (4) Did the participants make timely
progress? and (5) What organizational factors changed service delivery
and participant progress?

Study Design:
Residents were admitted to the RSAT program and
its comparison group on the basis of three criteria: (1) the resident
was not a sex offender, (2) he had a known substance abuse history,
and (3) he was expected to be released within one year. Youth in the
RSAT program underwent intensive substance abuse psycho-education and
relapse prevention in addition to the treatment provided in the Maxey
Model. Maxey implemented two RSAT programs: one on the Sequoyah E
wing, which housed medium security residents with substance abuse
problems, and the other on Green Oak Center G wing, which housed high
security residents. The comparison group included youth housed in
different wings of Sequoyah and Green Oak Center. Intake data from the
Family Independence Agency Information System (Part 1) were gathered
for youths who entered Maxey between 1995 and 1998. These data were
used to determine if significant differences existed between the RSAT
and comparison groups. Additional data were collected through a client
survey (Parts 2 and 3), which included questions that evaluated youth
satisfaction with services and their predictions for success.

Sample:
Not applicable.

Data Source:

Part 1: Intake data were obtained from the Family
Independence Agency's management information system. Parts 2 and 3:
Surveys administered to youth in the RSAT and comparison study
groups.

Description of Variables:
Variables in Part 1 include program admission date,
whether the youth was a sex offender, substance abuse history, the
group and wing to which the youth belonged, age of first offense, age
of admission to Maxey, offense class, number of arrests, number of
previous placements, number of truancies, legal status, and date of
first and second offense. Demographic variables include race, age,
marital status, and county. Variables in Parts 2 and 3 assess the
youth's opinions about school, food, group sessions, hall staff,
family sessions, family visits, the overall program at Maxey,
teachers, police, and judges. Additional variables include last grade
of school completed, expected educational goal upon leaving Maxey,
family substance abuse history, and prevalence of substance abuse in
neighborhood.

Response Rates:
Not applicable.

Presence of Common Scales:
Several Likert-type scales were used in Parts 2 and 3.

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:2003-04-11

Version History:

2006-03-30 File CQ2887.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

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